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☆ Sony Pictures is buying Alamo Drafthouse
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Sony Pictures Entertainment has bought dine-in movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse, the companies announced Wednesday. Sony said in a press release that the movie theater chain will be managed under a new division, Sony Pictures Experiences. While other Hollywood studios have jumped into streaming, Sony Pictures CEO and chairman Tom Rothman has expressed his commitment to movie theaters, according to various trade publications including The Hollywood Reporter. Sony Pictures touted its other spaces in the press release, such as Wonderverse, an immersive entertainment space, in Chicago and a Wheel of Fortune LIVE! Sony acquired Alamo from owners Altamont Capital Partners, Fortress Investment Group and founder Tim League.

Persons: Michael Kustermann, Ravi Ahuja, Tom Rothman, “, Tim League Organizations: New, New York CNN, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Alamo, Business, Sony, Sony Pictures, SPE, Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter, Altamont Capital Partners, Fortress Investment Group, Fest Locations: New York, Austin , Texas, Chicago

☆ Biden to welcome Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs to the White House next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Donald Judd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will welcome the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs to the White House on May 31 – but it seems unlikely that football’s most famous fan will be in attendance. It’ll be the second visit in as many years for the Chiefs, who are celebrating the first back-to-back Super Bowl championships in two decades. Spe aking to reporters following last year’s visit, quarterback Patrick Mahomes called the trip to the White House “surreal.”“I mean, I’ve never been to Washington, DC. I’ve never even got to see from the outside, seeing the White House or any of the monuments or memorials,” Mahomes told reporters. I don’t have anything beyond that,” she told reporters.

Persons: Joe Biden, It’ll, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, I’ve, ” Mahomes, Harrison Butker, Biden, “, ” Butker, ”, Butker, Isabelle, Andy Reid, Karine Jean, Pierre, it’s, “ I’m, I’m, ” Reid, ” CNN’s Jacob Lev, A.J, Willingham Organizations: Washington CNN, White, Bowl, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs, Super, aking, Catholic, America, Benedictine College, ” Press Locations: Europe, Madrid, Lyon, France, Washington, Atchison , Kansas, Butker, America

☆ Former Pope Benedict was first pontiff to resign in 600 years
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Philip Pullella | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +14 min

[1/3] Pope Benedict XVI blesses a baby as he rides around St Peter's Square to hold his last general audience at the Vatican February 27, 2013. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File PhotoVATICAN CITY, Dec 31 - Former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday aged 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by sexual abuse scandals, mired in mismanagement and polarised between conservatives and progressives. Benedict, the first German pope in 1,000 years, had good relations with his successor, Pope Francis, but his continued presence inside the Vatican after he stepped down in 2013 further polarised the Church ideologically. Although he said he would remain "hidden from the world", Benedict did not live up to that promise and in retirement sometimes caused controversy and confusion through his writings. Ganswein's role as a middleman between Benedict and the cardinal was unclear, with many believing he had misled Benedict, the cardinal, or both.

☆ Elon Musk gambled big on Twitter. Tesla is going to pay the price.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Vicki Bryan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Whatever you might think of Twitter, it's hard to watch Elon Musk clumsily flay it alive to "save it." Having observed Musk in action for years there is one troubling option I suspect he may pursue: raid Tesla. But siphoning cash from Tesla, Musk's only profitable company, just as serious competition is toppling its dominance, should concern Tesla's investors. And given his obsession with Twitter, they may well ask: How far will Elon go to save Twitter at Tesla's expense? Tesla's stock is down more than 50% this year — evaporating nearly $700 billion in market-cap value since its peak in late 2021.

☆ How Elon Musk Could Use Money From Tesla to Prop up Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Vicki Bryan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Whatever you might think of Twitter, it's hard to watch Elon Musk clumsily flay it alive to "save it." But siphoning cash from Tesla, Musk's only profitable company, just as serious competition is toppling its dominance, should concern Tesla's investors. And given his obsession with Twitter, they may well ask: How far will Elon go to save Twitter at Tesla's expense? How Musk could use Tesla to try and save TwitterMusk cobbled together his Twitter funding primarily by selling off a major chunk of his stock in Tesla and taking out huge loans. Saving Twitter won't kill Tesla anytime soon, and Twitter might not survive unless it does, but Musk is draining Tesla's capacity to weather what could be its toughest challenges ahead.

☆ Netflix, parteneriat cu Sony. Vor fi difuzate titluri precum Spider-Man sau Venom
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-11 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Netflix și Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) vor încheia un contract pe mai mulți ani prin care popularul serviciu de streaming va putea să difuzeze viitoarele filme Sony care vor fi lansate și în cinema. Parteneriatul dintre Netflix și Sony va debuta din 2022. Pe Netflix se vor vedea filme noi produse de Marvel, cum ar fi Spiderman sau Venom. De asemenea, pe platforma de streaming se vor vedea și filmele vechi ale Sony, cum ar fi seriile clasice X-Men sau Spider-Man. Totodată, conform înțelegerii, Netflix îi va informa pe utilizatori când urmează să apară filmele Sony și, în același timp, a fost de acord să producă o parte din filme după indicațiile Sony, menționează zonait.

Persons: Venom, Man . Organizations: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony, Sony Pictures, Marvel Locations: Netflix

☆ DOC/ Stamate îl contrazice pe Nagacevschi: „Cele 58 de milioane nu au fost salvate"
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-20 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +6 min

Consiliera prezidențială, Olesea Stamate, a anunțat miercuri, 20 ianuarie, că decizia Curții de Apel districtuale a SUA pe cauza Energoalians nu este în câștigul R. Moldova. Potrivit lui Stamate, Curtea de Apel a menținut decizia primei instanțe, doar că a solicitat primei instanțe să se expună dacă banii urmează a fi achitați în lei sau în dolari. „Spre regret decizia Curții de Apel districtuale a SUA pe cauza Energoalians nu este în câștigul Republicii Moldova. Din contra, Curtea de Apel a menținut decizia primei instanțe, doar că a solicitat primei instanțe să se expună dacă banii urmează a fi achitați în lei sau dolari. În textul deciziei se arată că, Curtea de Apel pentru Districtul Columbia (SUA) a menținut decizia primei instanțe.

Persons: Stamate, Ministrul Nagacevschi, Justiției, Sarnaţchi, Vitali Podvişevskii, Evans, . Organizations: Apel, Facebook, Justiției, Justiție, Uniunii Europene, Komstroy, Land Rover Locations: SUA, Moldova, Curtea, Columbia, Republica Moldova, Energoalians, Statelor Unite, Districtul Columbia, Paris, Franța, Ucrainei, Republicii Moldova, Rusia, Ucraina, fondată

☆ Compania ucraineană Energoalians a pierdut litigiul din SUA prin care R. Moldova trebuia să achite un prejudiciu de aproape 60 milioane dolari
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Curtea de Apel Districtuală a Statelor Unite pentru Districtul Columbia (SUA) a casat hotărârea primei instanțe prin care R. Moldova trebuia să achite un prejudiciu de aproape 60 milioane dolari SUA companiei ucrainene Energoalians (actual Komstroy). Anunțul a fost făcut de ministrul Justiției R. Moldova, Fadei Nagacevschi. Procesele judiciare au avut o durată excesivă, fiind declanșare în 2010, de către compania ucraineană „Energoalians” contra Republicii Moldova. Sarnaţchi a fost, la rându-i, partener de afaceri cu ucraineanul Vitali Podvişevskii la compania Transbud. Vitali Podvişevskii este şi unul dintre acţionarii ucraineni ai Moldindconbank, instituţie financiară din R. Moldova, cu 4,33%, fiind partener cu acelaşi Platon.

Persons: ., Justiției, Sarnaţchi, Vitali Podvişevskii, Evans Organizations: Justiției, Justiție, Uniunii Europene, Komstroy, Land Rover Locations: Statelor Unite, Districtul Columbia, SUA, Moldova, Paris, Franța, Republica Moldova, Ucrainei, Republicii Moldova, Rusia, Ucraina, fondată

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